Welcome to the Alpha Gamma Pi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Austin Community College. Phi Theta Kappa was founded on a commitment to provide enrichment in four hallmarks: scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship.. Texas has approximately eighty chapters in its region. The Alpha Gamma Pi chapter of Austin Community College is located in District III of Texas in the Southern Division of the United States.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society traces its beginnings to the original six charter members under the name of Kappa Phi Omicron at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, in 1910.   The Society continued to grow and in the spring of 1918 was one of many honorary groups in Missouri. At a meeting of the president's of the Missouri junior colleges for women in 1918, it was decided to organize a new honorary society, chapters of which would have a common character, stand, and similarity of organization.  The name Phi Theta Kappa was chosen, and the Society was incorporated in Missouri as a national organization.  Founders modeled many aspects of the new society after the prestigious senior college honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa.  There have been over 2 million members inducted to date.

The Alpha Gamma Pi Chapter was chartered in October 1977 at the Texas Regional Leadership Conference.  Mae E. Thompson and Mike DeVault, counselors at Austin Community College, were the founding sponsors and Ramon Dovalina, Dean for Student Services, chartered the chapter for Austin Community College.

Five Austin Community College students with outstanding grade point averages were selected to become the charter members.  These students worked diligently from October, 1977 to April, 1978 to organize themselves into a chapter with bylaws that identified the criteria for membership and the procedures for inviting and inducting new members. Since starting the chapter, Alpha Gamma Pi has inducted students into membership each fall and spring semester. 

The Alpha Gamma Pi chapter continues to sponsor activities to provide members opportunities for scholarship, service, and leadership development.  Traditional activities include the following: officer's training, new member orientation, attendance of weekly meetings, attendance at regional and international events., leadership positions as committee chair/co-chair, recognition of outstanding instructors, and the chance to receive scholarships and other awards.  All members are encouraged to become viable, active participants of the organization, as well as the college and the community at large.

Sponsors/Advisors who have guided the chapter are:

Mae E. Thompson, Sponsor 1977-1986

Mike DeVault,  Sponsor 1977 - 1979

Emma Moore,  Sponsor 1978 - 1986 and Advisor 1986 - 1992

Rosemary Gillett-Karam, Sponsor 1979 - 1981

Ramon Dovalina, Advisor 1981 - 1986

Walter Cooper, Advisor 1991 - 2005

Mary Kohls, Advisor 1986 - Present

Reed Peoples, Advisor 2005 - Present